Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-08-05

Hugh Boyle, native OF County Donegal, lrc-
land, cmgratcd In his early manhood, in tho
year 1921, to the United States, landing at the
port of Philadelphia. He removed successfully
10 Baltimore, Mnrtinsburg and Brownsville, Pa.
He was employed for the most part in mcrChun-
tisng and trnffic in association with young
relative, under tho firm name of John & Hugh
Boyle. AT Brownsville Hugh Boyle made the
acquaintance of the family of Neal Gillespie, sr.,
also % native OF Donegal, already established
there in position of estate and influence, and
married Eleanor, one Of the daughters of the
family Chcrc comes in tho Blaine conncction),
mud from Brownsville, with his young wife, he
pushed on into tho heart of the Ohio country,
taking up his abodoat Chlicothe in 1893
In November of the year 1870 he attended the
sale Of lots in tho town of New Lancaster"
laid out by Zane, at the crossing OF the Hook
hoclSing, in the newly established County OF
Fairfield, and purchased property with the in.
tcntion OF making his home in the new town, to
which he accordingly moved in the summer OF
the following year with his wife and infant
daughter Maria, who became the wife of Hon
Thomas Ewing.
ON the 2sth OF June, 1901, he was commits
stoned justice OF the peace, by Governor ST.
Clair and July /, of the same year. wns com
missioned by the Governor clerk of the "Or-
phuns' Court for Fairfield County.
In May, 1893, at the first term OF the court OF
common pleas under the State Government,
Hugh Boyle was appointed clerk of the court,
and held this office by successive appointments
until 1897, when the clcrliship became an cleo
tive onicc; and in the same ycar-1SO3-he was
appointed clerk of the supreme court, and held
this unlsc continuously to the date of his death
in 1873
He served for several years also ms recorder
of the county, and in 1913 marched as Lieuten-
ant in Captain Schoileld's company of cavalry,
which was called to the seat of war in that year,
but he saw no active service.
Mrs Boyle was joined during the early part of
her residence here by n young sister, Susan
Beechcr, rising young lawyer, fresh from Con-
necticut, who soon took high rank in the com
munity rs a lawyer politician and citizen-and
was for the whole course of his active public
life, down to his retirement from Congress in
1875, the most conspicuous man in this region of
the State.
Another sister (hnlf sister, OF Mrs. Boyle Mt n
later day was married to VIM. W. Irwin, of Vir-
Finia, another quite prominent member of the
Lancaster bar, who served term on the SUI
prcmc bench, and was elected TO Congress for
several successive terms.
Mrs. Boyle died at Lancaster in October, 1906
leaving two daughters Mariu and Susan. Mr.
Boyle remained a widOwer until 1897, when he
married Mrs. Thos. Hart the widow of one OF
Ihe earliest settlers of the town. His second
wife survived him several years.
Mr.. Boyle was of medium stature, of well de.
vclopcd form and sound vigorous constitution,
with temperate and absteminous habits that car
fied him through the exposures and trials of the
sicltly seasons of the infant settlement with un-
impaired faculties of mind and body to the ripe
ngc nt which he found rest in 1918, in his seven
tyscventh year.
His daughters both survived him Maria, the
wife of Hon Thos Ewing, had family of six
sons and daughters, and Susan who was the
wife of Samuel Denman, Esq, had Il family OF
sons and daughters.